SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A plan to require more training and awareness for celiac disease has arrived on Gov. JB Pritzker's desk.
The legislation requires all hospitality workers to receive training about what celiac disease is and how to stop gluten contamination with gluten-free food.
Sen. Sally Turner (R-Lincoln) said this is a great way for Illinois to support people with celiac disease.
"It's interesting when you go to a restaurant and some don't have a menu for celiac disease," Turner said. "Sometimes the servers don't even know what it is, so I think this awareness is a really good thing so we can fully understand it, ourselves and also people working in the industries."
The proposal passed unanimously out of both chambers this spring. Rep. Regan Deering (R-Decatur) was the chief sponsor of the measure in the House.
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